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The Little Potato Company strengthens Alberta roots.

The Little Potato Company strengthens Alberta roots

七月 10, 2022
Construction is underway on our state-of-the-art potato packaging facility and new Canadian head office. The Little Potato Company and Leduc County representatives celebrated the start of construction.
The Little Potato Company Introduces a new variety, Purely Purple and Extends Microwave Ready Line with Culinary Flavors.

The Little Potato Company Introduces Purely Purple and Extends Microwave Ready Line with Culinary Flavors

十一月 04, 2021
The Little Potato Company is introducing two flavor extensions to its best-selling Microwave Ready line - Smoked Salt and Roasted Garlic, Rosemary, and Thyme - and a new proprietary potato variety, Purely Purple.
Alberta is officially Potato Cyst Nematode-free.

Big win for Alberta potato growers

四月 12, 2021
A team effort led to Alberta being declared Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) free – improving trade prospects for producers.
Jackie Milne, president of the North Farm Training Institute, will be testing a variety of potato seeds next spring to see which ones grow best in the North.

Pilot project could make growing potatoes cheaper, more accessible in the North

九月 23, 2020
Northern Farm Training Institute will test a range of potato varieties to see which do best in Northern Canada. This pilot project could approved earlier this month could improve food security.
Canadian potato grower, shipper and packer Thomas Fresh launches a unique line of Alberta grown potatoes

Thomas Fresh launches a line of Alberta grown potatoes

九月 19, 2019
Canadian potato grower, shipper and packer Thomas Fresh launches a unique line of Alberta grown potatoes
Left-to-right: Nathan Linder (lab/field technician), Blaire Harley (Lethbridge College student), Jason Cotton (Lethbridge College student), Carollynn Lemky (Lethbridge College student), Dr. Willemijn Appels (Lethbridge College’s Mueller Applied Research

Lethbridge College, Potato Growers Partner on Irrigation Study

八月 26, 2019
A new study will dig deep into the soil to determine how watering and irrigation methods affect southern Alberta’s potato crops. The research project is a partnership. It is made possible through a grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
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Top 10 Growers with McCain Management
Front Row, l-r: Christina Remijn, Jaap Remijn, Lyndon Nakamura, Lauren Stiekema, Jaco Kolhorn, Stan Kanegawa, Brent Bydevaate, Colin McLean, Field Representative.
Back Row, l-r: Jim Waugh, Sr. Director Manufacturi

McCain Foods named Stiekema-Kolhorn Joint Venture as Champion Potato Grower for Alberta

十二月 02, 2018
McCain Foods (Canada) announced Stiekema-Kolhorn Joint Venture as 2017 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for Alberta during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet.
Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko, research chair for potato science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, talks about his potato research as part of an open house for potato growers and processors (Courtesy: University of Lethbridge)

University of Lethbridge shows industry partners its growing potato research activities

八月 18, 2018
Last Friday, the University of Lethbridge has opened the doors to its Potato Research Lab to showcase the work being done to support potato growers and processors.
L-R: Jeremy Carter, Manager, Field Department, Mark MacPhail, Director Agriculture, Integrated Supply NA, Andrew Jay, Coaldale Plant Manager, Stuart Kanagawa, Stan Kanagawa, Shai Altman, President, McCain Foods Canada, Bryan McCourt, VP Marketing.

McCain Foods recognizes S-Scan Farms as Champion Grower for its Coaldale, Alberta Plant

十一月 20, 2017
S-Scan Farms of Scandia, Alberta was named the McCain 2016 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Coaldale plant
Potato psyllids that carry the Lso (Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum) pathogen can cause zebra chip disease in potato crops.

Zebra chip pathogen found in Western Canada for the first time

十月 23, 2017
For the first time, evidence of the zebra chip pathogen has been found in potato fields in southern Alberta, but the University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Dan Johnson cautions against panic.

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